Banker Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Banker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the bencher,' the banker.' Very early instances of some office in legal or exchequer matters, although the instances given in the Historical English Dictionary belong to the 16th century.

Roger de Bencher, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Banker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
England281:1,989,93178,001
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Cayman Islands121:5,324754
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4281:35,1674,179

Banker (210) may also be a first name.

Banker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the bencher,' the banker.' Very early instances of some office in legal or exchequer matters, although the instances given in the Historical English Dictionary belong to the 16th century.

Roger de Bencher, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Bancker (London), 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Robert le Banker, 1298. Writs of Parliament.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller near a mound or embankment.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Banker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Banker Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Banker (Arabic: بانكر, Hindi: बैकर, Marathi: बनकर, Russian: Банкер) is most common in India. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 807,857th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Banker live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 624,169th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 210 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India Banker is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent live, Telangana, where 8 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Banker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Banker has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Banker surname decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Banker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Banker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 96.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 702 per year and in Canada they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $47,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Banker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banker in the Hindi language
बैकरbaikara-
Banker in the Marathi language
बनकरbanakara42.74
बँकरbamkara27.35
बंकरbankara11.97
बैकरbaikara6.84
बकरbakara3.42
बानकरbanakara1.71
शांकरsankara1.71
शंकरsankara1.71
बेन्करbenkara1.71
बंकेरbankera0.85
Banker in the Russian language
Банкерbanker-
Banker in the Arabic language
بانكرbankr-

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